Pangio


Pangio is a genus of small Asian freshwater fish in the true loach family Cobitidae. In earlier taxonomic schemes it was known as Acanthophthalmus. The "kuhli loach" is well-known in the aquarium trade and commonly identified as P. kuhlii, but most individuals actually appear to be P. semicincta.
The type species is Cobitis cinnamomea McClelland 1839, now known as Pangio pangia.
These fish are best represented in Southeast Asia where all but five of the species live, including the Greater Sunda Islands with sixteen species. The five species found outside Southeast Asia are from India and Myanmar. They inhabit a wide range of mostly calm waters such as streams, swamps and backwaters, but there are also species in fast-flowing waters, and one, P. bhujia, lives underground.

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:Pangio agma Pangio alcoides Kottelat & K. K. P. Lim, 1993Pangio alternans Kottelat & K. K. P. Lim, 1993Pangio ammophila Britz, Anvar Ali & Raghavan, 2012Pangio anguillaris Pangio apoda Britz & Maclaine, 2007Pangio atactos H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 2009Pangio bhujia Anoop et al., 2019Pangio bitaimac H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 2009Pangio cuneovirgata Pangio doriae Pangio elongata Britz & Maclaine, 2007Pangio filinaris Kottelat & K. K. P. Lim, 1993Pangio fusca Pangio goaensis Pangio incognito Kottelat & K. K. P. Lim, 1993Pangio kuhlii Pangio juhuae Pangio lidi Hadiaty & Kottelat, 2009Pangio longimanus Britz & Kottelat, 2010Pangio longipinnis Pangio lumbriciformis Britz & Maclaine, 2007Pangio malayana Pangio mariarum Pangio muraeniformis Pangio myersi Pangio oblonga Pangio pangia Pangio pathala Sundar, Arjun, Sidharthan, Dahanukar & Raghavan, 2022Pangio piperata Kottelat & K. K. P. Lim, 1993Pangio pulla Kottelat & K. K. P. Lim, 1993Pangio robiginosa Pangio semicincta Pangio shelfordii Pangio signicauda Britz & Maclaine, 2007